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Natural Nigari, is much more than simply Magnesium Chloride |
Natural Nigari (the traditional Japanese coagulant), (also called bittern) |
is the mineral-rich mother liquor that remains after natural sea salt |
is extracted from sea water. |
This liquor ,once evaporated , crystallizes to form the caracteristic Nigari flakes. |
It consists primarily of magnesium chloride plus all of the other salts and trace |
minerals in sea water (except for sodium chloride or table salt). |
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Being of Natural origin, our nigari is one of the few coagulants in use for the making of organic tofu. |
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if you aim to follow the traditional Japanese method of Tofu Making , |
this Nigari is what you are looking for! |
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To use nigari to coagulate your tofu : |
dissolve 5g to 7g of nigari into about 50g of hot water, |
stir this gently but quickly into 1 litre of hot soymilk, and |
allow to curdle and stand for 15 minutes before transferring to your tofu mold |